appleburger17 t1_j1zmzxk wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Reply to comment by Opus-the-Penguin in Wiil CD's make a comeback like Vinyl? by trukises

How does it lack the physical capability? It’s analog (physical) vs. digital. Digital mimics analog and is dependent on its ability to convert and write data as a close approximation of the analog (vinyl). A CD is limited to 16bit 44.1kHz which is lower than most streaming services that offer 24bit playback. A vinyl record is not limited by bit or sample rate at all. That’s not to say that modern digital conversion is poor but even taking a high quality digital recording of a vinyl record and burning it to a standard CD inherently decreases quality because of the 16/44.1 limitation. You’re making it pretty obvious that you don’t know what you’re talking about below a surface level.

Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1zr5sp wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:48 PM

The real question is --- Do I care???

Do I ~care~ enough to spend $300 on a fancy Vacuum Tube amp???

Do I ~care~ enough to buy a subscription to Tidal so I can stream FLAC files???

Music isn't about ~perfection~

It's about having fun and enjoying the art.

Playing Retro Games isn't about ~perfection~

It's about having fun playing the game and just enjoying it for what it is.

What difference does it make whether I play Secret of Mana on a Real SNES with an old CRT for the "Authentic Experience™" or whether I play it on a hacked Nintendo Wii, or whether I play it on a PC using Retro Arch or ZSNES???? It's still Secret of Mana. That's the only part of it that matters ~TO ME~

I can listen to D12 & Eminem in FLAC or MP3 @ 320 KBPS, or even ATRAC on my Sony D-NE320 CD Player, and it's still gunna be the same songs with the same lyrics.

I don't care about "purity"

I only care about my own personal pleasure. And for me, some cheap Skull Candy Ink Plus earbuds or One Odio A71 Over Ear Cup Headphones is juuuuuust fiiiiiine.

I am not an Elitist (except when it comes to lyrics, you won't catch me bumping any of that Psychedelic Mumble Mess).

appleburger17 t1_j1zttvq wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:06 PM

That’s great for you. I don’t know how it applies to the conversation at hand though.

Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1zvkt7 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:17 PM

What you are really after is a reason to feel smug. Oooh, look at me, I'm the big fancy audiophile, I have perfect hearing like a Canine. Ohhhh, look at me -- I'm a Vegan and I don't eat meat. Whoopidy freekin' doo. LAH-DEE-GAWD-DAMN DAHHH!!!

~is trying to do a Chris Farley voice~

appleburger17 t1_j203ioi wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:09 PM

I have offered no information about my personal preference. You know, because nobody asked. I know that might seem foreign to you. I’m offering facts that answer a specific question and resulting conversation.

Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1zt3j5 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:01 PM

"You’re making it pretty obvious that you don’t know what you’re talking about below a surface level."

You're right because I absolutely do not give a shit -- if other people wanna judge me for liking "Lower Quality Files" let them. I don't care. If you can tell the difference between a FLAC and a 320kbps MP3 - great! Good for you. But I can't. I failed ~most~ of these.

https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality

Is analogue better because it can have more "organic subtlety in the waveform" or whatever??? I guess??? Probably????

I don't really care. I personally cannot hear those "organic subtleties." And I'm not going to go to bed angry about it. I like what ~I~ like. If I wanna play an 8bit or 16bit game with a 2xSAI pixel smoothing filter. I WILL.

If I wanna play it stretched out of its natural 4:3 Aspect Ratio and FORCE it into 16:9 so that it fills out edge to edge. I WILL.

AND NOBODY CAN STOP ME.

BUWAHAHAHAH!!!!!